Racial and ethnic composition among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by state (2014) Switch to: State among adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy by race/ethnicity

% of adults who say that stricter environmental laws and regulations cost too many jobs and hurt the economy who identify as…

StateWhiteBlackAsianLatinoOther/MixedSample size
Alabama74%21%< 1%2%3%231
Alaska69%5%5%5%16%129
Arizona68%3%2%22%6%258
Arkansas81%10%< 1%5%4%141
California46%5%10%37%3%1,238
Colorado76%5%2%15%3%190
Connecticut74%9%1%14%2%104
Florida64%13%1%20%2%756
Georgia64%26%1%5%3%378
Idaho90%2%1%6%1%140
Illinois66%13%2%14%5%475
Indiana85%6%1%5%3%278
Iowa93%< 1%3%2%2%123
Kansas81%6%4%6%3%134
Kentucky90%6%< 1%1%2%208
Louisiana67%26%1%4%3%209
Maine95%< 1%1%2%2%100
Maryland63%19%2%8%7%195
Massachusetts75%8%3%12%2%191
Michigan81%11%1%4%3%343
Minnesota86%4%1%4%5%187
Mississippi67%27%< 1%4%2%139
Missouri83%13%1%1%2%272
Montana92%< 1%1%1%5%169
Nebraska85%5%1%5%3%133
Nevada62%7%< 1%25%7%130
New Jersey62%12%7%17%2%278
New Mexico50%4%< 1%34%12%121
New York62%11%6%17%3%575
North Carolina67%22%2%4%5%384
North Dakota94%< 1%1%1%5%152
Ohio86%9%1%2%2%455
Oklahoma77%6%< 1%4%13%167
Oregon82%1%2%10%4%146
Pennsylvania83%7%1%6%2%525
South Carolina69%25%< 1%5%2%203
South Dakota91%< 1%1%4%4%146
Tennessee77%16%< 1%4%2%294
Texas52%10%2%33%3%966
Utah77%1%2%16%4%130
Virginia75%14%4%4%2%318
Washington77%1%8%8%6%205
West Virginia95%2%< 1%1%2%157
Wisconsin85%7%2%5%2%222
Wyoming92%1%< 1%6%2%177
Sample sizes and margins of error vary from subgroup to subgroup, from year to year and from state to state. You can see the sample size for the estimates in this chart on rollover or in the last column of the table. And visit this table to see approximate margins of error for a group of a given size. Readers should always bear in mind the approximate margin of error for the group they are examining when making comparisons with other groups or assessing the significance of trends over time. For full question wording, see the survey questionnaire.

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